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Prince · 08-20-2004, 05:19 AM

I finally got my Linksys router today, and am planning my modest home network setup. I've this Dell plus two low-end PIII machines that I intend to network.

But I've some questions. Basically, the easiest way probably would be to just go with a WinXP peer-to-peer network, and it may be pretty much the only option I have anyway. But considering that the two other machines may perform better with either Win2k or W98se, here's the question: how well does Win2k Pro or Win98 SE behave in a p2p network with XP? Furthermore, I am not running XP on the Dell, I'm currently running Server 2003, as I find it to be more efficient even as a workstation OS. Could I use it as a server right out of the box, or would I need to purchase licenses, I am not too familiar with the whole CAL (or something like that) licensing system.

I kind of like the idea of running a dedicated server based network, with one machine acting as a file server, for added security, over a peer to peer network, but I dunno what my options are. Pretty much the OS's I can choose from are WinXP Pro, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 98 SE, and then some harmless Linux distros.

I'm more of a Windows guy, though.

08-20-2004, 05:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	Another bozo trying to LAN his home... I finally got my Linksys router today, and am planning my modest home network setup. I've this Dell plus two low-end PIII machines that I intend to network. But I've some questions. Basically, the easiest way probably would be to just go with a WinXP peer-to-peer network, and it may be pretty much the only option I have anyway. But considering that the two other machines may perform better with either Win2k or W98se, here's the question: how well does Win2k Pro or Win98 SE behave in a p2p network with XP? Furthermore, I am not running XP on the Dell, I'm currently running Server 2003, as I find it to be more efficient even as a workstation OS. Could I use it as a server right out of the box, or would I need to purchase licenses, I am not too familiar with the whole CAL (or something like that) licensing system. I kind of like the idea of running a dedicated server based network, with one machine acting as a file server, for added security, over a peer to peer network, but I dunno what my options are. Pretty much the OS's I can choose from are WinXP Pro, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 98 SE, and then some harmless Linux distros. I'm more of a Windows guy, though. __________________ Who is John Galt?